BACKGROUND Over three days, from the 19th to the 21st of July, we conducted a field study on Moonboom Island. Moonboom Is. is situated in the Great Sandy Straits between Maroom and Fraser Island and is privately owned. Moonboom is approximately a twenty to thirty minute boat trip form the Maroom boat ramp. There is no in-ground plumbing on Moonboom. Moreover, the key source of drinking and cleaning water found on Moonboom is rainwater stored …showed first 75 words of 1083 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1083 total…to find out what life forms exist on Moonboom Island and study the biotic and abiotic factors was achieved. The abiotic factors affect the biotic factors. Such things as the cloud cover and recent rainfall may have impacted the organisms' presence. The distinct characteristics of each organism justified that all of the species we found were very suited to their habitat. Each organism and their unique environment contributed to very interesting study of Moonboom Island.